This letter was sent to me by Bill Ragan. It was originally
copied and sent to him by E. Ragan Pruitt. This letter and others belonged
to Lizzie Ragan and their location is not known at this time.

Transcribed by Diana Bryan Quinn

Ringgold La apr 20th 15

Miss
Lizzie Regan

Bronwood Ga

Dear Cousin

Received your letter today was surprised to get a letter I often
thought of the Regan family what had become of them I am the
only boy of the family living have two sisters left and as far as knowing
any thing about grandfather Bryan I don’t remember much about him
my father has been dead about - 35 yr I know I have heard him
speak of him but don’t remember much he said I am 61 yr old
there were 4 Bro of us but the 3 Bro got killed in the war. I am the
only one of papa children that bears the Regan name I have two boy and
3 girls all married I have eight grandchildren by the Regan name
Papa raised 10 children all of them married except the ones that got
kilt in the war I will give my sister
address she is older than I am maybe she can tell you more about grandpa I
remember Jodie came ____ ___ about –30 yr ago but I didn’t get to see
him they sent for me to come see him but it was so I couldn’t go would
love to see you and talk with you I can’t write much Grandma children
are all dead that she raised here I don’t know anything about great-grandpa
and great-grandma I can’t think of their names so maybe next time I write
you I can think of more to write you Sure was good to hear from you so
you write to Sister Dollie Rogers Gibbsland La to and maybe she can tell
you more than I can be sure and send me your picture so I will quit for this
time and write soon and a long letter give my best regards to Jodies family

I am yours Bryant Regan

People mentioned in this letter are as follows:

Lizzie
Rgan – Elizabeth Leurany Ragan, also Miss Lizzie, was the daughter of
Julius Leurany Speight and Dr. Spann Ragan. She wrote numerous letters to
learn more about her family’s family history.

Bryant Regan – Reddick Bryan Regan was the son of
John Regan and Martha Davis. He was married to Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie”
Gardner.

Grandfather Bryan – Reddick Bryan

Grandma – Elizabeth Regan Bryan

My father – John Regan was the son of Joseph
Regan, Jr. and Elizabeth S. Regan who later married Reddick Bryan.

Three brothers killed in the war were John
Tolbert Regan who died January 20, 1864, James Monroe Regan who died July
28, 1864, and Thomas Span Regan who died February 5, 1865.

Bryant Regan’s children – On the 1880 census,
three children are living in Bryant Regan’s household. They were John, Amy,
and Joe. Other information about Bryant Regan’s children is not known.

Grandma’s children – Grandma was Elizabeth Spann
Regan and the children that she raised were John Regan and Spann Ragan and
the Bryan children; James, Baker, Joseph, Tilman, Terrell, Dorothy, Georgia
Ann Frances, and Catherine Amanda. At the time that Bryant Regan wrote the
letter, Terrell was still living in Texas.

Great – Grandpa and Great – Grandma – I wish that
he could have told something about the parents of Elizabeth or Reddick!

Jodie - This may be Joseph Thomas Ragan, son of
Spann Ragan and Julius Speight, brother of Lizzie. Her brother's visit many
years ago was mentioned in another letter.